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Brown Company makes four products in a single facility. These products have the following unit product costs:  Product ABCD Direct materials $15.60$19.50$12.50$15.20 Direct labour 17.6021.0015.409.40 Variable manufacturing  overhead 4.405.608.105.10 Fixed manufacturing  overhead 27.5014.4014.5016.50 Unit product cost $65.10$60.50$50.50$46.20\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|}\hline&\text { Product }\\\hline &A&B&C&D\\\hline \text { Direct materials } & \$ 15.60 & \$ 19.50 & \$ 12.50 & \$ 15.20 \\\hline \text { Direct labour } & 17.60 & 21.00 & 15.40 & 9.40 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Variable manufacturing } \\\text { overhead }\end{array} & 4.40 & 5.60 & 8.10 & 5.10 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Fixed manufacturing } \\\text { overhead }\end{array} & 27.50 & 14.40 & 14.50 & 16.50 \\\hline \text { Unit product cost } & \underline{\underline{\$ 65.10}} & \$ 60.50 & \$ 50.50 & \$ 46.20 \\\hline\end{array}
 Additional data concerning these products are listed below. \text { Additional data concerning these products are listed below. }
 Product ABCD Grinding minutes per unit 2.001.100.700.30 Selling price per unit $78.70$71.10$67.90$62.60 Variable selling cost per  unit $2.60$3.10$2.80$3.50 Monthly demand in units 3,0002,0002,0004,000\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline&\text { Product }\\\hline &A&B&C&D\\\hline \text { Grinding minutes per unit } & 2.00 & 1.10 & 0.70 & 0.30 \\\hline \text { Selling price per unit } & \$ 78.70 & \$ 71.10 & \$ 67.90 & \$ 62.60 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Variable selling cost per } \\\text { unit }\end{array} & \$ 2.60 & \$ 3.10 & \$ 2.80 & \$ 3.50 \\\hline \text { Monthly demand in units } & 3,000 & 2,000 & 2,000 & 4,000 \\\hline\end{array} The grinding machines are potentially the constraint in the production facility. A total of 10,500 minutes are available per month on these machines. Direct labour is a variable cost in this company.
-Which product makes the LEAST profitable use of the grinding machines


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